Petite Antiques Forum

All right, all you antiquarians, this one's for you. To begin the annual Petite Antiques Forum, guests will meet at the Louisiana State Archives building with Southern antiques legend Patrick Dunne as featured speaker. Dunne will present a lecture titled “Some Archaeology of Your Table: Exploring if Louis XVI would be cozy at an impromptu supper with you this evening.” Guests will continue with lunch at the Baton Rouge Country Club after the presentation, and the day will conclude with a tour of Lakeside Plantation in Batchelor, Louisiana—which was originally built in the early 1860s, was once owned by the Marquis de La Fayette, and is currently owned by acclaimed New York artist Hunt Slonem. Tickets are $125 which includes lunch and a chartered bus ride to Lakeside Plantation (though directions will also be provided for those who would rather drive). Registration and refreshments at the Louisiana State Archives building begins at 9:15 am, lunch at the Country Club begins at 11:30 am, and the forum will head to Lakeside immediately after lunch. To register, purchase tickets at friendsofmagnoliamound.org.

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